After that, Sonia stopped texting and placed her phone on her lap.
Charles sounded a little jealous as he smirked at her. “Well, that took quite some time.”
She could sense the acrimony in his voice, to which she responded by rolling her eyes. “Alright now. Aren’t you going back to your office? Why are you still hanging around?”
“Hmph, you woman! The only thing you like to do is to drive me away!” He stood up and left a puzzling remark.
She was both amused and speechless at his reply but did not pay any more attention to him. Instead, she turned around and picked up a file to read.
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At the Gray Residence, Julia was stunned and helpless after learning of her husband’s arrest. At that moment, she could do nothing but cry.
Slumped on the sofa, she had a box of tissues on her knees. In front of her, the coffee table was already littered with a heap of crumpled tissues.
“Tina, what can we do?” With swollen eyes, she looked at her daughter, who was seated across from her.
Tina did not cry, but she bit hard on her lower lip tensely. “I don’t know either. Let me make a call to the guys in the company. I’ll ask if they have any way to bail Dad out.”
“Quick, go make the call.”
Julia urged her to do so. As a full-time stay-at-home-mom, she had been living comfortably on Titus’s generous provision. Now that he was arrested, she felt as though her world had collapsed.
Tina pulled out her phone and made a call to a shareholder who was quite close to their family. Soon, the call was picked up, but a few minutes later, she put the phone down with a sour expression.
Seeing that, Julia had a bad premonition about their attempt, but she still asked her daughter with hope, “How was it?”
Tina shook her head helplessly. “Mr. Renault told me that Dad had destroyed a museum that was built by the authorities. Since there is solid evidence of the crime, he can’t post bail.”
The truth came as a shock to Julia, whose face paled immediately. She felt the world spinning around her. Placing a hand on her chest, she sobbed even louder and wailed, “Why did this happen? Why would your dad want to destroy the museum?”
Tina kept quiet and lowered her head to hide the contorted expression on her face.
She was confused by the situation. Titus had asked that Sonia’s factory be destroyed, but how would he end up destroying a national museum instead?
What exactly went wrong?
“Tina, you should look for Toby.” An idea popped up in Julia’s head, and she desperately clutched her daughter’s hand. “Look for Toby?” Tina looked at her.
“That’s right! Since your dad can’t post bail, the only way to release him is to ask the authorities for help. Isn’t Toby a good friend of Zane Coleman? Have him talk to Zane and get your dad released,” Julia nodded and explained.
Tina’s eyes sparkled with excitement, and she stood up. “I will find Toby now.”
No matter what, she was determined to save her dad. If not, once Titus was kept under arrest for a long time, his position as the chairman would definitely be removed through the joint decision of the Board of Directors. Even if he had the majority shares in his hands, he would lose control and influence over Triforce Enterprise.
By then, her status in the socialite circle would plummet.
A handbag in her hand, she left the Gray Residence for the Fuller Residence.
When Toby returned from work, he found Tina chatting with Jean at home.
“Toby!” When Tina saw him, she stood up with a wide smile. “You’re home.”
Jean smiled too. “And I was wondering why Tina suddenly went silent. It turns out that she was focused on you! Okay then. An old lady like me shall excuse myself.”
“Madam White!” Tina promptly blushed in embarrassment. Jean covered her mouth and chuckled as she left.
“Why are you here?” Toby placed his briefcase down and stared at her. She walked up to him and took his arm affectionately. “Why? Can’t I pay a visit?”
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